Explain why it is difficult to develop drugs to kill viruses.

Other than an antibiotic, name a type of drug that could be used to ease the symptoms of an infection.

Explain why painkillers are not able to cure infections.

What is meant by antibiotic resistant bacteria?

List three things drugs must be tested for, to ensure they are safe and effective.

Who/What is preclinical testing carried out on?

What is a double-blind trial?

Why are double-blind trials important and useful?

Why are very low doses of the drug given at the start of clinical trials?

The final results of clinical trials cannot be published until they have been checked by other scientists. Why is peer review important in these trials.

Why is it important that the scientists who carry out the peer review have no links to the people who carries out the original trials?